The Sangean PT80 right side panel features a volume control, Tone switch and SSB switch. The SSB Fine Tuning thumbwheel is used to clarify single sideband transmissions.

The left side panel has a Stereo-Mono switch and a Local-DX sensitivity switch. There is a 3.5 mm input jack for an external shortwave antenna (such as the supplied ANT-60 wind-up) and there is an external jack for the supplied 120 VAC wall adapter (that delivers 6 VDC at 300 ma [ - ]).